With all the control on this site, I am surprised that the "site police" never noticed people voting for themselves until now. Either way, nothing has changed. It's still a level playing field. I have to wonder if the "site czars" would tell Obama that he can't vote for himself?

Honestly, I'm not crazy about the thumbs up/down feature at all. It encourages character assasination. I think it would be better just to let people speak their mind without having to vote on what's in it.

I think it is a very good idea that those who send in captions can't vote for their own entries. But why not open up the voting during the week to everyone who visits the site and wishes to pick their favorite? This might bring in even more people to the Neighbors Community Forum, and the three winners would then be chosen for final voting.

Or how about having the artist pick his/her favorite from the three finalists? This might help Name That Toon from becoming simply a popularity contest.

I love entering this contest each week, but my personal opinion is that the rules still need a little tweaking for it to run smoothly and fairly.